Monday, January 9, 2012

Mirror, mirror on the table?!

Where did our weekend go? The hubs and I worked really hard but those two days just disappered quickly. Unfortunately,we did not tackle the dresser from our bedroom but we did work on a nightstand for my side of the bed. Recently I uncovered this ole' gal from our storage shed outside...

She's been homeless since leaving Baltimore because she previously lived in our guest room, which we no longer have here. I thought that she might be just what my side of the bed needed. So the hubs and I worked some magic so she could join us in the house again.

Here was my inspiration.

I have been LUSTING after one of these mirrored beauties for a lonnngggggg time. However, they have always been out of my price range. So with a $120 investment over the weekend (on paint, hardware, epoxy, mirrored panels, and paying someone else to cut it for us) this is what the Hubs and I came up with.

It was a beautiful table before...but now I just love how she sparkles in the room! What's even more awesome is that the Hubs drilled a hole through the back of the nightstand so that I can run my cords through the top drawer and charge my "daily bits of technology" without having to look at them. I have a love-hate relationship with cords. I love what they do, I hate how they look. Which is why I don't even put an alarm clock in my room. I know I need some crazy pills.
After a long weekend of furniture re-vamping, I now need a nice long shower, a big heavy blanket, and to watch a movie in my bed. Where I can now place my "secret toast & jam" on the beside table. Woooo whooo!Ohhhhit's the little things. I hope you all had a restful weekend. Let's kick this week in the you know what! I will see you lovelies tomorrow when I will hopefully have my creative batteries re-charged.
Xo
Court

update *Disclaimer: The Hubs and I are in no way mirror professionals. I just happen to be a girl with an idea who had some help to make it happen. We actually had one panel break and found out it was because we did not use enough epoxy behind it, womp womp-but mistakes happen, especially with DIY. However, contact your local glass shop for all questions because they are the masters with all the answers and they can even epoxy the mirror on for you. Helpful side tip for anyone else attempting the same look:We also used little nylon washers on the back side of the knobs so the metal would not be directly against the mirror.

Thanks Julie! Our local glass shop cut the mirror and drilled the holes in it based off of the previous holes on the drawer front. It cost us around $90 of the $120 we spent but it was worth it to let the professionals do it on this project ;.)

Thanks so much everyone! The color is Rustoleum spray paint in dark grey high gloss with clear gloss enamel over the top. @Renee that's so funny that you want it for curtains because it was a curtain we cut up for the headboard haha. It is from West elm & the last time I saw it, I was on sale. Hope this helps! Thanks again

I love it. I bought a mirrored jewelry end table for my daughter at Marshalls for only $50...but it had a cracked mirror. I figured I cud replace mirror. The glass store wanted $175 just to replace the tiny mirror because he said it was so hard to drill holes for the pulls. Pshaw....no way. So we had them cut the mirror $6 and as it turned out we took the screws out of the pulls and just glued them onto the drawer front mirror. Did you guys drill for the pulls or glue them on. It looks great... as did ours....and they are soo expensive to buy. Great job becky@reinventingtheordinary.com

You've done an absolutely beautiful job on a piece that many of us would love to own. Guess we'll have to MAKE our own, eh? I'm here from 'Better After' and I look forward to exploring your site for much more inspiration and eyecandy! Thank you so much!

Beautiful job! I thought I might offer a tip to save on the cost of cutting the mirror. My husband is a Glazier (he installs glass and mirrors for a living) and many times there is an trade apprenticeship school in the area. You may be able to have a student cut the glass for a fraction of the cost. It's definitely worth looking into!

Hi there! I was sent over by Centsational Girl. This is just fabulous. I actually just made a post about 2 weeks ago about how I was going to attempt to DIY a mirrored buffet for my dining room. I'm still looking for the perfect piece of furniture, but when I do I'm def gonna use some of your pointers. The hole for your cords was genius. Love it!

I know you did this quite some time ago but I am only just myself attempting a similar project. Did you spray paint it or can you use a brush and as well is the top mirrored or painted? Love your finished table it is beautiful and such an inspiration.

I just completed a project like this after looking at your website. I had a small dresser with six drawers that was nothing special. I lightly sanded the old finish and used chrome spray paint and it came out very shiny. I did a light coat of paint on the portion that would be under the mirror and heavier around the edges where the paint would show. I did a couple of coats of paint. I had the mirror cut and holes drilled for the front drawers. I only took one of the drawers to the mirror shop and it turned out the holes did not match on every drawer front. I had to fill some of the holes and re-drill them. The mirror was attached with silicon and double faced tape on the advice of the mirror shop. I mirrored the top and sides. I found beautiful drawer pulls that look like flowers with rhinestone centers at Hobby Lobby. The mirror genie told me to use a heavier mirror, about a quarter inch thick so that it wouldn't crack. I used fiber washers on the back of each drawer pull and didn't screw them in too tight. Now my nothing special old dresser is very special.

Hi! Brilliant job - really lovely. Your projects are always high quality, beautiful and functional. Can I ask if you decided not to mirror the top because of upkeep? It is a fact that mirror tops can get smudgy and a bit grungy. I'm asking because I've found a beautiful credenza with a hastily added Formica top. Poor credenza! I've been thinking of adding a darker glass with subtle gold veining - if I can find it. It's got large, matte gold medallions to open the doors. I'd love your thoughts.Thanks! And again, wonderful job.